[OKDXA] LotW

[Kim Elmore]

Thanks again, Jerry!

I agree: this couldn't be much easier. Yeah, getting all the necessary 
authentication is inconvenient, but there is simply no other way I can see 
to perform this step. This is a simply necessary evil if we want the awards 
issued through LotW to mean anything. Otherwise, the ever-present 
unscrupulous among us would cheat and we'd see lots of "Worked 'em all!" 
entries in DXCC all at once.

73, N5OP

At 04:26 PM 1/26/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Kim -
>
>Mainly just pointing out rather than scroll thru the "Received" QSL 
>records on-line you could download and look thru a file.  True, they 
>aren't cards or worth a card value now but for grins I downloaded my QSLs 
>received file and put in a database that let's me query "What awards might 
>I have when they get the system in the awarding mode?".  Right now I'm 
>close to having 500 counties LOTW "confirmed" which ironically is not an 
>ARRL award Hi.  The file download feature just let's me follow along while 
>folks get their logs uploaded.  Looking at the records online would run me 
>buggie trying to determine what "Confirmations" of value I might 
>have.  Another comment while I have the floor - I've seen some folks say 
>until they get the system more user friendly they won't be uploading their 
>logs.  IMHO I don't see what else they could do to make it anymore user 
>friendly unless they worked the DX for you.
>
>Jerry - K5YAA

                           Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
                        University of Oklahoma
         Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
"All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.